Course Two - Teaching Authentic Language Arts

Welcome to the second course in the Classrooms for the Future Embedded Learning Academy program!

Course title: Teaching Authentic Language Arts
Course description (from Learning Sciences International): "Teaching Authentic Language Arts in the 21st Century" is a discipline-specific course focusing on analyzing and adapting current instructional practices to reflect appropriate elements of authentic instruction, incorporation of technology into the classroom, and creation of an authentic learning environment.

Resources:

Teaching Authentic Language Arts Learning Guide

Important Course Dates:

Activity	Due Date
Begin course	October 20th, 2008
Complete Unit One	November 3rd, 2008
Complete Unit Two	December 15th, 2008
Complete Unit Three	January 30th, 2009
Complete Unit Four	March 2nd, 2009
Complete Unit Five (Action Plan)	March 31st, 2009

Strategies for Successful Online Learning

A few things to keep in mind as you work through the online course materials:

• Your Learning Guide is your course companion. Keep it handy as you work through the course. You will frequently be asked to refer to the worksheets and questions in the Guide as you proceed.
• Check the Discussion Board a few times each week. For each unit of the course you are expected to post one original response to the discussion question and reply to at least two other participants' responses.
• At the beginning of each unit preview the Learning Guide section for that unit and the article titles (in the Course Content section of the website) for an overview of the unit.